CPM Homework Help : PC Problem 10-62

Angle of 20 degrees, bottom ray is horizontal, with person at highest point of top ray, below person is triangle of rays, right side is down, left side is down & left, bottom side is up and left. A skier is being pulled up a hill by a rope. If the skier weighs $150$ pounds, how much force is needed to keep the skier from sliding down the hill, which has an angle of $20^\circ$ ? Use the diagram to help.

Hint:

Labels added to triangle, vertical ray, 150, bottom ray, x, top angle, 20 degrees.